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Oregon Stage Coach Company records , 1866-1867
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon Stage Company
- Title
- Oregon Stage Coach Company records
- Dates
- 1866-1867 (inclusive)18661867
- Quantity
- 1 linear feet, (2 containers) : 2 manuscript boxes
- Collection Number
- Bx 050
- Summary
- The Oregon Stage Coach Company, owned by Henry W. Corbett, ran a major route between California and Oregon during the mid 1800s. The collection (1866-1867) includes bills, receipts, and waybills.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
- Additional Reference Guides
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See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Oregon Stage Coach Company, owned by Henry W. Corbett, ran a major stagecoach route between California and Oregon in the mid 1800s.
Henry Corbett, of Massachusetts, came to live in Portland in 1851. He became a co-publisher of the Oregonian newspaper, and in 1867 he served as a US senator.
In 1866, Corbett began a stagecoach company that ran between Sacramento and Portland. "What had previously been called the California and Oregon Stage Line was [thereafter] named the Oregon Stage [Coach] Company. Although changes were subsequently made in organization, the Oregon Stage Company continued to control the stagecoach business between California and Oregon until these two states were linked by rail in 1887."
[Source: Winther, Oscar Osborn. The Old Oregon Country: A History of Frontier Trade, Transportation and Travel. Bloomington: Indiana University, 1950. pp 256-257.]
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection (1866-1867) includes bills, receipts, and waybills from routes between California and Oregon.
The waybills contain itinerary information including names of coach stops, arrival and departure times, and also names of passengers and ticket prices.
Waybills are arranged loose in the boxes, roughly by date.
Receipts are grouped together.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description |
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| Guide to the Oregon Stage Coach Company Records |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Business enterprises--Oregon--Portland
- Stagecoach lines--California
- Stagecoach lines--Oregon
Personal Names
- Corbett, Henry W. (Henry Winslow), 1827-1903
Geographical Names
- California--History--19th century
- Oregon--History--19th century
Form or Genre Terms
- Itineraries
- Receipts (financial records)
- Waybills
